diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/docker_volume-force-change-detection.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/docker_volume-force-change-detection.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..968ddc3103
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/docker_volume-force-change-detection.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+- "docker_volume - fix ``force`` and change detection logic. If not both evaluated to ``True``, the volume was not recreated."
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/docker/docker_volume.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/docker/docker_volume.py
index 3403ec085e..f1f480e7e8 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/docker/docker_volume.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/docker/docker_volume.py
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ class DockerVolumeManager(object):
         if self.existing_volume:
             differences = self.has_different_config()
 
-        if differences and self.parameters.force:
+        if differences or self.parameters.force:
             self.remove_volume()
             self.existing_volume = None